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Australia, Myanmar junta meeting 'unacceptable': HRW
AFP, Published on 07/04/2022
» Human Rights Watch on Thursday slammed a meeting between Australia's ambassador to Myanmar and the military junta chief, saying it was "lending credibility" to a regime accused of war crimes.
Impact of oil firms' exit from Myanmar limited
Published on 22/01/2022
» The exit of the energy giants TotalEnergies and Chevron from Myanmar’s billion-dollar gas industry has been hailed by rights groups, but analysts say it will not significantly weaken the generals and may even enrich the military in the short term.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi hit with new convictions, jail term
AFP, Published on 10/01/2022
» YANGON: A Myanmar junta court on Monday convicted Aung San Suu Kyi of three criminal charges, sentencing her to four years in prison in the latest in a slew of cases against the ousted civilian leader.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi given 4 years’ jail over walkie-talkies - source
AFP, Published on 10/01/2022
» A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Monday sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in jail on several charges that included the possession of unlicensed walkie-talkies, a source familiar with the proceedings said.
No defence witnesses at Suu Kyi incitement trial: lawyer
AFP, Published on 05/10/2021
» Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not call any defence witnesses at her incitement trial in a junta court, her lawyer said Tuesday, as the military hit a detained US journalist with another criminal charge.
What's happening in Myanmar, 6 months after the coup?
AFP, Published on 01/08/2021
» Myanmar has endured six months of turmoil since the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi's government and ended the country's decade-old experiment with democracy.
Internally displaced Kachin battle to return home
News, Published on 12/10/2019
» 'All they have is land," an ethnic Kachin civil society leader said as he explained the growing frustration among internally displaced people living in camps in northern Myanmar. "They don't have houses left because they've been destroyed by conflict, so land is the only thing that ties them to what they left behind."
Myanmar election still on track despite challenges
Asia focus, Published on 19/10/2015
» Fears that Myanmar's landmark general election would be postponed have been allayed but experts warn there are sure to be several more bumps along the path to democracy.
Myanmar's flawed campaign
Asia focus, Published on 14/09/2015
» Campaigning is now in full swing in Myanmar's first general election since 1990. Union Election Commission (UEC) chief Tin Aye has promised "free and fair" elections ahead of the national polls slated for Nov 8.
China tops Myanmar FDI table but pace slows
Asia focus, Published on 20/07/2015
» As China's economy slows down and its stock market continues to decline, Chinese investments into Myanmar appear to be abating, yet Asia's largest economy remains the top investor in the country.